If you enjoy the content at iBankCoin, please follow us on TwitterMicrosoft Corp. (MSFT) will finish work on Windows 8 this summer, setting the stage for personal computers and tablets with the operating system to go on sale around October, according to people with knowledge of the schedule.
The initial rollout will include devices running Intel Corp. (INTC) and ARM Holdings Plc (ARM) chips, making good on Microsoft’s promise to support both standards, said the people, who declined to be named because the plans are confidential. In embracing ARM technology, Microsoft is using the same kind of processors as Apple Inc.’s iPad. Still, there will be fewer than five ARM devices in the debut, compared with more than 40 Intel machines.
The Microsoft booth at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show on Jan. 7, 2010 in Las Vegas. Photographer: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
The timing would let Microsoft target Christmas shoppers with the new software, which works with touch-screen devices as well as laptops and desktop PCs.
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Microsoft has lost the battle for the consumer market. Apple and Google have eaten their lunch in tablets and smart phones. The only thing Microsoft has left is laptops and desktops, which are old technologies.
This Windows 8 is going to be an utter failure like everything they have been releasing over the last 10 years.
It was a good run, but now it’s over. I know I won’t be crying…
I disagree. They will make some ground now imo.
Agreud
Utter failure, just like Window’s 7 was suppose to be, but ended up being pretty freaking spot on?
Microsoft is the underdog now. Most people are still complaining about Vista and are glossing over the fact that they’ve already put out a very good product in between Vista and Windows 8.
I’m willing to bet that 99% of the consumers out there would not know how to use an Apple operating system beyond what Windows 7 is capable of doing.
Consumers want Apple, if they can afford it.